Fabric for veneers



` "rnnnnnicnfkosknt, on srtonis, Missouni.-

` fFABRicFoR VNEERS.

" SPECICTIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 288,453, dated November 13, 1883l Appnnion sieaotober 5,1852. (noaa.)

To a/ZZ wltom tuna/y, concern, .4

u Bent known that I, Fnnnnnrcnlosnnn, a

citizen ofthe United Statesfresiding `at St.

Louis, inthe county of `StrLouis 1i andState of .Missourn have "invented anew and `Innproved Fabric forVcneers, of whichthe fol-` e lowingis a specification. e

y y My invention consists, first, in a veneer made of transparent varnish 5l] second, in a veneer made of transparent varnish, withafounda-- tion of paper,linen,` or other like supporting or sustaining material, and uponwhich the gluingor cemcnting material maybe applied;

` third, `in a `veneer made of transparent varnish, and ,with `a foundation of destructible paper; and, fourth, in ayfveneer of `varnish vand destructible paper, andj with ,ornamentation e on 'its varnish-surfacelor between layers of varnish, which `ornamentation stands in rear of the ivarnislisurlace, which` is the exposed one when the veneer is appliedto an object. `The veneering material made in accordance.. with my` invention "constitutes "an article of manufacture or trade which is brilliantin `litself, andwhich is producedby laying varnish uponthe foundation orr sustaining material in any of themodes known in the arts, and drying or baking the varnish by any of the known ffmsQ methods, and the said'article of manufactura servingto protect while it exhibits the orna- 1` mentation, which is placed either upon it, for

' between layers of varnish, or behind the vel neer andupon the article veneered;

The ornamentationof the varnish-veneer is effected with either a brush, stencil-plates, die-blocks, or rollers, or by any other. of the known ways;`

. and this ornamentation may be either 4upon the outer varnishfsurface or between layers of varnish, crit maybe placed upon the surface `uponwhich the improved veneer is to be api plied; i In all cases the veneering material for ward of the ornamentation is made of trans- A parentvarnish, and the ornamentation is clearly seen through the'same. Any known paint or substance used for ornamentation maybe adopted. A

\ My present invention differs from the compoundvarnish and pigment veneer for which I applied for a patent on .l une 30,1882, it enablingfme to make a veneer oftransparent varnish which maybe ornamented without mixing or compounding the ornamenting manish is composed.` The veneerwhich is proi terial with the substances ofwhich the 'varpreserved` in a flexible ,condition `fora sufficient length of time,\and it consists of a sufiiciently :voluminous body, l while .possessing toughness, toA stand handling lwhile being sold and applied, and to `permit scraping and rubbing` after being glued or cemented to the surface for which it is intended.

In the accompanying drawings an illustra tion of `my invention is shown, Figure l -loe-,

ing a `vertical section of a piece of varnishveneer without foundation or sustaining-paper and without ornamentation. similar section of the same with foundation or sustaining paper. Fig. 3 is a similar'section of samewith destructible paper on. Vone of the varnishsurfaces and with ornamentation on the other. Fig. 4 is a section of Figp?) as applied to` either a wall, chair-back, `or other` article. -Fig. is a section of mywimprovedl veneer with destructible foundation-paper on one varnish-surface .and with ornamentation between layers of varnish. Fig. 6 Ais a front view of a piece of the veneer shownin' Fig. 3 as applied, `and with a portion of the destructible paperremoved, and Fig. 7 is a front view, similar to Fig. 6, but with another design of Fig. 21is a ornamentation, and with all of the destructible paper removed.

Ain the drawings designates the varnish` y veneer; B, the ornamentation on one of its varnish-surfaces; C, the foundation -paper, and D a wall or other object. If the ornamentationjs placed between V,layersof varnish, the paper foundation C may be of strong material-such as tough paper, light linen, or cotton-and the sizing of glue or material for holding the veneer to the wall or other place may be applied directly upon this paper or foundation material C; but if the ornamentation isQon the surface of the varnish-veneer, then this foundation-paper C will be made of destructible material-that is, for instance, paper prepared with either a` coating of glue `or other substance which will insure its l ready destruction or removal by the applica tion of a wet sponge to it. This destructible paper foundation will also be employedwhen the ornamentation is applied upon the wall or article of furniture, and afterward covered IOO with the transparent veneer, provided the varnish-veneer is not manufactured Without any foundation or sustaining material other than its own constituent elements, in which .latter case the transparent veneer would be applied directly over the ornaments, and nothing further done but dressing up in any suitable manner, and when not baked a thin finishmade in this way is not very liable to crack,

and when applied to surfaces the glue or other sizing used for securing it to the wall or other object will ll up all interstices and irregular portions of the surface. The film-like structure of the veneer, together with its brilliant and transparent character, renders the ornamentation prominent and perfectly visible to the eye, notwithstanding these ornaments are at the back surface of the veneer when applied as shown in Fig. 2i, or between layers of varnish When applied as in Fig. 5.

I would state that the foundation-paper, whether of destructible or indestructible material, is not absolutely necessary; but for facilitating the pasting ofthe veneers upon walls and other objects, and the manufacture of the veneers, especially by machinery-such as rollers, for instance-and also for strengthening and rendering the veneer less liable to crack or break in handling, and for receiving the cementing material, this foundation paper subserves a very important office.

The varnish-veneer protects the ornamentation from injury while the articles of furniture or Walls or any other objects to which it may be applied are being either rubbed down, scraped, or cleaned.

I am awarev that veneer of natural woods, Celluloid, prepared paper, metal foil, and the like are common 5 but neither of these 1s, of 1tself, brilliant, nor can either of them be employed, as I believe, in a manner so practical or for so manifold a purpose, and so differently in design, and with such brilliancy of presentation as my improved varnish-veneer. I contemplate employing my improved varnish-veneer in all of the arts towhich it may by applicable as a means of finish, decoration, or ornamentation.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The described veneer as a new manufacture, having its body formed of transparent varnish, substantially as set forth.

2. The described veneer With transparentvarnish body, and provided with a foundatlon of paper, or like sustaining material, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The described varnish-veneer, its body being of transparent varnish 'and its foundation of destructible paper, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The described veneer, having its body formed Vof transparent varnish, and having its ornamentations in rear of the varnish-surface, which is the exposed surface after the veneer is applied to an object, substantially as and for the purpose described. s A 5. rIhe new manufacture herein described, consisting of a veneer having its'body formed of transparent varnish, and applied on a de- -structible foundation of paper, and its ornaments applied in rear of the exposed varnishsurface of the veneer, substantially as described. p A

FREDERICK KOSKUL.

Witnesses:

JAS. MEYER, FREDERICK D. JonNsroN. 

